My girlfriend picked up the pic at an art fair last year...finally got around to framing it.

In a Playboy exclusive, the journalist's report on the 1980 Honolulu Marathon is back in print this month with a new introduction by Natasha Lyonne.

Read more: https://www.playboy.com/read/entertainment-culture/hunter-s-thompsons-the-curse-of-lono-a-gonzo-mess-is-back

I can’t tell what it is from this photo. It kinda looks like a shoestring but I don’t think it is. Anyone know?

but his knuckles will be white from inner tension and his pants will be crusted with semen from constantly jacking off when he can't find a rape victim.

My favourite collection of letters covering years of his journey. Apart from being a once in a lifetime journalist, I wonder if, in 2026, he would also be a very formidable blogger or streamer.

I just wantwd to share a small piece of wriring, listen to this:

The headline was so good that it made the story redundant.... It was a masterpiece of headline-writing art: it told the whole story in six words so sharp and loaded that the artice itself became redundant, except to mystics and libel lawyers.

Nobody else cared. Only those of us in the headline trade, but we rarely talk to each other and we know that our art means nothing.

I'm making a series heavily inspired by the doctor of journalism which is called "Americana Delusions". I'm aiming for a comedy show sort of like South Park, but a heavy focus on Las Vegas and the Nevada deserts. The main characters Lemon and Zone are outcasts to society. They want to make it big as a band called "The Breakbone Rocks" but don't know where to even start in the music industry. With the help of their attorney, Big Bill, they will get all the info on local music festivals and they will engage in the culture of a true American and will attempt to follow through with their dream. Or could you say American Dream!

If you're interested in this, I really want to engage with Hunters followers and see what you guys would enjoy in a show like this. I will open a discord for this if anyone would be interested in it and giving their ideas. I wanna do something special to and allow some of you to voice act or simply have your own character somewhere in the show! This is a single person project so please understand it's not the bestest quality 😁 it's simply just for fun!

P.s. This project is very early in development.

The movie premiered at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival). Though I am lucky enough to live in Toronto, I haven’t seen it yet, but I had heard of it. It follows the memoir of Cheryl Della Pietra, Gonzo Girl. The synopsis from Wikipedia is as follows:

1992. An aspiring writer, Alley Russo, is hired as an assistant to legendary "gonzo journalist" Walker Reade. Her role is to help the famous Walker calm down on his addictions in order to finally publish his long-promised new work. Alley soon discovers that a lifetime of drug addiction has eroded Walker's writing abilities, and his work is little more than incoherent ramblings. Alley then begins to transform his notes into presentable prose, effectively writing his work for him.

Now, obviously it’s fiction. The name has been changed, but stills from the movie (and the reference to Gonzo journalism) clearly align this man “Walker Reade” (portrayed by Willem Dafoe) as Hunter Thompson. The real Cheryl Della Pietra never claimed to write for Thompson due to mental degradation as a result of drug use, but the “fictional” aspect of her novel does.

This kinda rubs me the wrong way. For those uninitiated with Hunter and his work, it may give them the idea that he was somehow a fraud who didn’t even produce his own work.

I may still see the film, but I wanted to check in with all you lovelies, since most of us here genuinely respect Hunter. Are you interested in seeing it? What are your thoughts on Cheryl Della Pietra?

I liked it a lot. What do you suggest I read next? This was my first HST book.

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Sven so fun love this guy and his interaction with Duke in this scene

I posted this in the comments of the recent “Appreciation post for that gay clerk at the Flamingo Hotel” post. Thought I’d see if anyone agreed it was deserving of its own post.

https://www.reddit.com/r/huntersthompson/s/gYukOASKTX

It is better to watch the bit within the context of The Daily Show episodes coverage of Occupy Wall Street, so please watch the whole episode if you are willing and able!